Lara Jakes

After prophet film, militia threatens US in Iraq

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 3:45 PM UTC
News From the Wires

Young Iraqis face religious fashion crackdown

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Monday, Sep 3, 2012 6:30 AM UTC
News From the Wires

Targeted in Syria civil war, Iraqis flee back home

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 8:15 AM UTC
News From the Wires

US audit: $200M wasted on Iraqi police training

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Monday, Jul 30, 2012 7:15 AM UTC
News From the Wires

Police say 8 dead in Iraqi market blast

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 9:15 AM UTC
News From the Wires

Iraq parliament speaker threatens to oust premier

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Thursday, Jun 21, 2012 2:33 PM UTC
News From the Wires

Millions in global aid for Iraq sits unspent

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Sunday, May 27, 2012 6:45 PM UTC
News From the Wires

Dramatic bomb explosion in Iraq caught on camera

Suicide bomber attacks oil-rich, ethnically-charged city north of Baghdad, killing 7 and injuring 80

Yahya Barzanji and Lara Jakes, Associated Press Wednesday, Feb 9, 2011 8:52 PM UTC 11
News Iraq

Biden addresses U.S. troops in Baghdad

On first U.S. visit since new Iraqi Cabinet, Vice President promises to end war "responsibly"

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 6:48 PM UTC
News Iraq war, Joe Biden

Iraqi PM rips WikiLeaks over prisoner abuse charge

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki questions timing, motives of Wikileaks Iraq war log release

Lara Jakes and Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press Saturday, Oct 23, 2010 5:24 PM UTC
News WikiLeaks, Afghanistan War Logs

US says Iraq War led to 77k deaths over 5 years

The count, spanning 2004-08, is short of the 85,694 figure released last year by the Iraqi Human Rights Ministry

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 1:07 PM UTC 18
News Iraq war, Iraq

U.S. forces still in fight at end of Iraq combat mission

Lack of government and continued reliance on American firepower create challenges in the year ahead

Lara Jakes and Maya Alleruzzo, Associated Press Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 10:02 PM UTC
News Iraq war, Iraq, U.S. Military

Remaining U.S. troops still face danger in Iraq

Counter-terror raids and high-risk missions aren't officially "combat," but that doesn't make them less deadly

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Tuesday, Aug 24, 2010 6:07 PM UTC
News Iraq war, Iraq, U.S. Military

Police: Bomb blows up fuel truck in Baghdad

Officials say eight people have been killed and 44 wounded. It is unknown who planted the explosive

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 9:02 PM UTC
News Iraq, Terrorism

Biden visits Iraq, beckons political leaders

The Vice President shows up for July Fourth weekend in an attempt to coax order from Iraqi politicians

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Saturday, Jul 3, 2010 4:15 PM UTC
News Iraq, Afghanistan, Barack Obama

Navy SEAL found not guilty in Iraq abuse case

A U.S. military jury clears Julio Huertas of failing to prevent beating of Iraqi prisoner

Lara Jakes, Associated Press Thursday, Apr 22, 2010 1:01 PM UTC
News Iraq war, Iraq, Middle East

Officials say 9/11-style plot in Iraq foiled

Iraqi forces arrest two men allegedly planning to hijack airplanes and fly them into Shiite holy shrines

Qassim Abdul-zahra and Lara Jakes, Associated Press Wednesday, Apr 14, 2010 2:05 PM UTC
News Iraq, Terrorism

Al-Qaida in Iraq says it’s behind embassy hits

National security officials said the terror network is looking to exploit political chaos after elections

Lara Jakes and Qassim Abdul-zahra, Associated Press Friday, Apr 9, 2010 6:15 PM UTC
News

At least 7 blasts rip through Baghdad, killing 49

Iraqi and U.S. officials blame Al Qaeda for the recent round of attacks that targeted civilians

Sinan Salaheddin and Lara Jakes, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 6, 2010 6:07 PM UTC
News Iraq, Iraq war

New spate of bombings strikes Baghdad, killing 49

At least five bombs went off across the city, part of an emerging pattern of violence after the recent elections

Sinan Salaheddin and Lara Jakes, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 6, 2010 1:16 PM UTC 11
News Iraq, Al-Qaida, Iraq war

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